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Synthesizing Information

Synthesizing Information. What it means and How to do it. What does synthesizing information and drawing conclusions mean?. When we synthesize information, we are gathering information from two or more resources and combining them to discuss one topic.

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Synthesizing Information

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  1. Synthesizing Information What it means and How to do it

  2. What does synthesizing information and drawing conclusions mean? • When we synthesize information, we are gathering information from two or more resources and combining them to discuss one topic. • We do this to write papers or to answer questions. • You need to make connections among the different pieces of information and then draw conclusions.

  3. Taking a Closer Look • Sometimes authors do not always state things directly, so you have to ask yourself what the author suggests or implies in the writing. • Based on that information, you are then able to draw a conclusion. • You need to “read between the lines” or “put two and two together” to draw conclusions.

  4. From Concluding to Synthesizing • Once you have drawn conclusions from your texts, you will often be asked to use facts from these sources as the basis for a new conclusion. • This is synthesizing. • You are sometimes asked to synthesize textual information with visual information (graphs, charts, maps, etc.) too.

  5. Questions to Ask Yourself • What is the author suggesting here? • What other ideas make sense based on this passage? • How do the visual materials add to the text? • How does combining textual with visual information make ideas and information easier to understand?

  6. Remember: • You should draw conclusions based on information in the passage, along with what you know. • When you synthesize, you are drawing a conclusion based on the information from different sources. • Synthesize the information prior to answering any questions to assure your answers are complete and based on all information.

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